Flötbäcken
salmon river · 62°N
flow 39 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Flötbäcken is a salmon river. The water flows — fish hold behind rocks, in current seams and pools, letting the food drift to them. On high water the fish run upstream; on low water they sit tight in the deeper runs.
Permits & rules
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Flötbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Falksalmon54 cm
- 2Fredrik Boströmsea trout44 cm
- 3Henrik Nyströmsea trout36 cm
- 4Stefan Korhonentrout31 cm
- 5Anna Blomtrout28 cm
- 6Andreas Johansengrayling26 cm
Species records here
salmon54 cmEmil Falk
sea trout44 cmFredrik Boström
trout28 cmAnna Blom
grayling26 cmAndreas Johansen
The same water, for real
